Garter



Jan. 26 1926.

A. J. WEHR GARTER Filed Dec. 11, 1924 W A RNEY.

Patented Jan. 26, 1926.

UNITED srArEs .ARTI-IUR J. WEI-IR, or OCEANPORV'JVJ, NEW JERSEY.

GARTER.

Application filed December 11, 1924.

To all whom it may cancer )1 Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. min, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Oceanport, county of Monmouth, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garters.

An object of my invention is to provide an improved form of construction of garter whereby the support or securement of the sock, hose or other article of wear or for any other use is attained without substantial obstruction to the blood circulation of the user. v

Pursuant to the more preferred forms of my invention, the garter proper comprises a strip of elastic fabric, to which is suitably secured a plurality of cork cushions disposed between the elastic fabric and thefiesh, thus providing unrestrained freedom of the flesh intern'iediate the points of contact directly or indirectly of the cork cushions with the flesh.

Theinvention is also applicable to garters formed of concentric strips of elastic fabric or equivalent material and the cork cushions inserted in a similar manner between the materials.

The garter embodying my invention may be provided with trimn'iingsfor supporting a seek or like article of wear or without trimmings and to be applied about hose, stock'- ings or as sleeve bands, shirt waist supports or the like for retaining the same by direct engagement therewith. If desired, in the use of supporting trimmings, the fabric or like material either in the form of a single strip or concentric strips may be non-elastic.

7 Further features and objects of the invention may be more fully understood from the -following detail description and the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a' perspective view showing a garter embodying my invention applied to a mans leg for supporting a sock;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the form of my garter shown in Fig. 1 and on a somewhat ei'ilarged scale;

Fig. 3 is a detail side elevation of a portion' of the length of my garter of the form shown in Fig. 1, the inner materialbeing Serial No. 755,132.

broken away to expose the cork cushions; and V Fig. 1 is a section al elevation on line llof Fig. 3.

Referring to the form of my iiwention shown in the d 'awings, the garter comprises astrip 10 of the elastic fabric or other suitable n'iaterial'and of an appropriate length and width. On the inner face of the strip 10 are applied in a suitable manner a num ber'of members 11 of cork or like material serving as cushions. These members 11 are applied to the strip 10 at spaced locations, and preferably to engage the users flesh at locations substantially remote from the arteries and veins'and with least interference to the muscles.

In Fig. 1, I have illustrated my invention for supporting a sock 12, in which form my garter may be'supplied with the usual trimming 13 of the type illustrated in the drawing, namely comprising the length of material 14 of general triangular configuration, one end 15 of which it attached by stitchings or the like to one end 16 of the strip 10. At the opposing end 17 of the material 14 may be applied the usual adjustable hook clasp 18 for engagement with its-eye member 19, which latter is attached by 'stitchings or the like to'the length of material 14. To the lower end 20 ofthe length of material 14 may be applied the usual grip member 21 for grasping the sock 12.

The fittings of the garter are preferably of non-metallic and non-corroding materials.

The members 11 are preferably of cork or rubber or other suitable material, to serve as cushions in the support of the garter strip 10 about the flesh of the user, and it will be understood that other suitable materials may be employed The securement of the cushions 11 to the strip 10 may be attained by stitchings of cotton, linen or other thread or by means of pins of suitable material; I prefer to employ non-metallic and non-corroding material for securing the cork cushions 11 on one face of the fabric 10,. and a simple form of such securement may be attained by interposing a thin disk or length 22 of specially cured rubber, see Fig. at, which under the application of moderate heat and pressure as by the use of a slightly heated iron, the rubber becomes an adhesive and bonds the cork cushion to the fabric 10. In a similar manner, other adhesive suitable for cork may be employed.

Preferably, an inner strip 24 may be employed to be positioned on the opposite faces of the cushion members 11, see Figs. 1 and 2, which inner strip 24: is preferably free at its ends as indicated at 25, 26 to thereby provide substantial freedom of the faces of the cushion members 11 directed toward the flesh. Such strip 2& may be of elastic material and may also be of non-elastic material. Non-elastic material for the strip 24 is advantageous by reason of the permanency of such material notwithstanding the absorption of perspiration or the like.

It will be noted that when elastic fabric or like resilient material is employed for the strip 10, the strip 10 is held away from the flesh of the user and the interposed clearances serve in the nature of ventilating spaces, thereby minimizing the absorption of perspiration by the outer or elastic strip.

lVith adjustable trimmings, the strip 10 may be of non-elastic material, and sufficient yieldability of the garter is afforded by reason of the cushions 11 being formed of cork or like material.

It will be appreciated that garters embodying my invention may be formedto encircle wholly the member of the users body, as about a leg in support of golf hose, or for ladies and childrens uses.

In a like manner, my invention is applicable for use about the waist to retain the same in position, and may be employed in either of the form of an outer strip corresponding to the strip 10 with an inner strip corresponding to the strip 2-1.

The cushion members 11 may be in the form of circular disks or may be of square or other rectangular contour, or may be substantially cylindrically concave on the inner faces 27, see Figs. 2 and 3. The cushions 11 may be of ellipsoidal or spherical or other ((FHYGK surface for contact indirectly with the "lesh, thus providinga self-adjusting support of minimum contact.

The c ishion members 11 are preferably applied to be disposed at the most advantageous positions relative to the locations of the arteries and veins and the muscles of the member of the body to which the garter i applied. to thereby provide substantially full circulation of the blood and the least interference to muscular effort.

It will be observed that the provisions of the inwardly disposed strip 9A of fabric or like material relieves the flesh of the user from localized pressure transmitted by the spaced cushions i1 and provides a soft feel to the flesh.

It will be understood that the members 11 may be of any number and equally or unequally spaced.

The width of the outer strip 10 and the inner Strip 2 f may be selected as desired.

lVhere-asl have described my invention by reference to specific forms thereof it will be understood that many changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim l. A garter or the like comprising a strip of outwardly disposed elastic fabric, means for connecting the ends of said outwardly disposed strip to one another, a strip of inwardly disposed fabric arranged to be positioned adjacent the body of the wearer and a plurality of cushioning members spaced forms one another and secured respectively to and between said outwardly disposed strip of elastic fabric and said inwardly disposed strip, said inwardly disposed strip serving to distribute the pressure of said cushioning members against the flesh of the body of the wearer and said cushioning members jointly serving to wholly dispose said strip of elastic fabric in spaced relation from the body of the wearer.

2. A garter or the like comprising a strip of outwardly disposed elastic fabric the ends of which are connected to one another at a certain location, a strip of inwardly disposed fabric having its ends open at either side of said certain location and arranged to be positionedadjacent the body of the wearer and a plurality of cushioning members spaced from one another throughout the length of the garter and serving to connect said outwardly disposed strip of elastic fabric to said inwardly disposed strip of fabric, said strip of elastic fabric being wholly disposed in spaced relation from the body of the wearer.

3. A garter or the like comprising an outwardly disposed strip of elastic material, means for connecting the ends of said strip of elastic material at a certain location, a strip of inwardly disposed fabric having its ends open at either side of said certain location, and a plurality of cushioning members spaced from one another throughout the length of the garter and serving to connect said outwardly disposed strip of elastic fabric with said inwardly disposed strip, said outwardly disposed strip of elastic fabric being wholly spaced from the body of the wearer and said inwardly disposed strip being arranged to be positioned adjacent the body of the wearer.

t. A garter or the like comprising a strip of outwardly disposed elastic fabric the ends of which are connected to one another at a certain location, a strip of inwardly disposed non-elastic fabric having its ends open at either side of said certain location and arranged to be positioned adjacent the body of the wearer and a plurality of cushioning members spaced from one another throughout the length of the garter and serving to connect said outwardly disposed strip of elastic fabric to said inwardly dis posed strip of fabric, said strip of elastic fabric being wholly disposed in spaced relation from the body of the wearer.

5.. A garter or the like, comprising an outwardly disposed strip of elastic material, means for connecting the ends of said strip of elastic material at a certain location, a strip of inwardly disposed non-elastic fabric having its ends open at either side of said certain location, said inwardly disposed strip being arranged to be positioned adjacent the body of the wearer and a plurality of cushioning members spaced from one another throughout the length of the garter and serving to connect said outwardly disposed strip, said outwardly disposed strip of elastic fabric being Wholly spaced from the body of the wearer.

6. A garter or the like comprising a strip of outwardly disposed material, means for connecting the ends of said strip relative to one another, a strip of inwardly disposed material, the ends of said inwardly disposed strip being free relative to one another and a plurality of members spaced from one another and secured between said strip of outwardly disposed material and said strip of inwardly disposed material, said outwardly disposed strip and said inwardly disposed strip being otherwise disconnected and free from one another.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification this 5 day of December, 1924.

ARTHUR J. WEHR. 

